Система тематических, мотивных и структурных повторений в прозе Андрея Платонова
System of thematic, motivational and structural repetitions in the prose of Andrei Platonov

Summary/Abstract: The essay examines the works from the point of view of repetitions. Its assumption is that the repetitions of themes, motifs and structures create a consistent system in Platonov’s prose. The comparative analysis reveals the logic of repetitions and also the formation and change of Platonov’s way of thinking, the essence of which is the gradual supersending of the utopian attitude and outlook on life. The basis of the comparison of the two works is the characters’ identical situations (being orphaned or unfathered), identical missions (the utopian desire to create public welfare and happiness), and the identical scenes where the plots develop (the wilderness). However the functional divergence of these elements is also demonstrated in the two works. The conclusion is that Dsan is one of the standard works of the writer’s so called post-utopian period.

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